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The traditional authority at Weija in the Greater Accra Region has appealed to President Akufo-Addo to as matter of urgency pay the compensation for their lands government acquired since independence.
The traditional leadership again asked the government to release portions of over 13,000 acre lands outside the buffer zone of the Weija water headworks to them for development since the town was currently overpopulated.
Ogbedada Boafo Danyina-Nse I, the Dzaasetse of Weija addressing the media on Wednesday on the issue of the acquisitions, said apart from the compensation of £5,000 paid to Nii Kojo Ababio IV, and then Chief of James Town for acquisition of 4,550 acres of land to develop Weija, no compensation had been paid for subsequent acquisitions.
He said that from 1959 to 1996 governments’ had acquired a total of 15,005.65 acres and an additional 28.56sqml lands from them for various national developments projects without any form of compensation.
“In all these acquisitions,we are yet to receive compensation in that respect and after 44 years, successive governments have still not kept faith with us,” he told the media at Weija,
The Dzaasetse said persistent delay in the payment of compensation due them by the government continued to affect the community which population has grown to the extent that there was the need for infrastructural development to meet the ever increasing demand of the indigenes.
Ogbedada Danyina-Nsre, therefore, asked government to ensure that the compensation was paid to the rightful landowners since other mischievous persons were parading as beneficiaries of the compensations.
On the issue of releasing some of the lands which have not been put to use he said this was based on the fact that the town had grown to the extent that there was the need for expansion saying” these acquisitions have made the indigenes squatters in their own God-given land.”
By Spectator Reporter
The Tema Regional Police Command has arrested a 32-year-old man for allegedly posing as a soldier and extorting money from unsuspecting members of the public at Ashaiman.
The suspect, identified as Bright Atsu Kudiabor, was arrested by the Ashaiman Police on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, at about 7:00 a.m.
According to the Police, he was arrested at an area known as “I Shall Return”, where he was allegedly parading himself as a soldier and demanding money from people.
The Police said Kudiabor, who is an ex-convict, was initially arrested by personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service in Ashaiman with assistance from other members of the public.
A search conducted on him after he was handed over to the Police reportedly led to the recovery of a set of military camouflage uniform.
The suspect is currently in Police custody and assisting with investigations.
The Tema Regional Police Command said he would be processed for court after investigations are completed.
The Police urged the public to remain vigilant and report anyone who falsely presents themselves as a soldier or a member of another security agency to deceive or extort money from the public.
By: Jacob Aggrey
Volta Regional Minister, James Gunu, says the Volta Region holds enormous agricultural potential and efforts must be geared towards connecting farmers to the needed resources to unlock that potential.
He said focus must be on linking farmers to resources, technology, financing and markets to increase production, create jobs and build sustainable livelihoods.
Hon. Gunu made the remarks at the national launch of the Ghana Tomato Self-Sufficiency Initiative (GHATSI) held at Anloga in the Volta Region on Tuesday, September 15.
The initiative, under the theme “Produce at Home. Feed the Nation. Export the Surplus,” seeks to boost local tomato production, processing and marketing while reducing Ghana’s heavy reliance on imported tomatoes.
The launch was attended by the Minister for Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, his Deputy, John Setor Dumelo, Feed Ghana Coordinator, Bright Demordzi, Members of Parliament, traditional leaders, MMDCEs, farmers and other stakeholders.
Mr.Gunu expressed appreciation to the Minister for Food and Agriculture for the support announced for the region, including two excavators, 200 cartons of organic fertiliser, and GH¢200,000 for Ms. Kuatudzo Esther Dela, a tomato farmer and processor from Ziope.
He described the initiative as an important step towards making agriculture a stronger driver of food security, job creation and economic growth in the Volta Region.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
